#8E48CB#8E48CB

#8E48CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.197 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48CB
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 53.26, -56.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 77.73, 313.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.114 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.197 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2498, 14.6975, 58.0477)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48CB #85CB48

analogous

#4D48CB #8E48CB #CB48C7

triadic

#8E48CB #CB8E48 #48CB8E

tetradic

#8E48CB #CB4D48 #85CB48 #48C7CB

square

#8E48CB #CB4D48 #85CB48 #48C7CB

split-complementary

#8E48CB #C7CB48 #48CB4D

monochromatic

#4F2277 #6F2FA6 #8E48CB #AB78D9 #C9A7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8E48CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8E48CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48CB

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48CB	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.197 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fdc',
    500: '#8e48cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48cb;
$custom-light: #b37fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.061,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5509,
    "c": 0.19682,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48CB

secondary

#B5D39B

accent

#DF498F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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